Ordering of Sentences: Test-12

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Direction for Individual Question In each questions, the first and the last sentences of the passage are numbered 1 and 6 respectively. The rest of the passage is split into four parts. These four sentences are jumbled. Read the sentences and identify their correct and logical order.

Ordering of Sentences: Test-12

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Question 1

S1: James Watt used the power of steam to drive machines. S6 : The jet engine is relatively more recent. P: With petrol engines people were able to build motor cars and airplanes. Q: Then, many years later, the petrol engine was invented. R: These provided quicker means of travelling. S: His invention was used later by other clever men to give us the railway engine. The correct sequence should be

A

SQPR

B

PQRS

C

PSRQ

D

QSRP

Question 1 Explanation:

The correct sequence is SQPR.
S will follow S1 because it starts with ‘his’, a pronoun for James Watt.S. Then Q introduces ‘petrol engine’, P continues it. R talks about both the types of engines and so should be placed last.

Question 2

S1: Man's growth from barbarism to civilization is supposed to be the theme of history. S6: In many ways, therefore, man has not made very great progress. P: Strong countries attack and oppress weaker ones. Q: But it is difficult to believe this ideal has been reached. R: There is ample evidence of barbarism even today. S: Individuals too exploit their fellows. The correct sequence should be

A

QRPS

B

RQSP

C

QRSP

D

RPSQ

Question 2 Explanation:

The correct sequence is QRPS.
Q talks more about ‘this ideal’ (Man's growth from barbarism to civilization, S1). R extends the idea depicted by Q (evidence of barbarism even today). P provides the necessary evidence as stated in Q. S extends the idea in P.

Question 3

S1: I will not be able to see you tomorrow. S6: At any rate I'll see you later in the week. P: There is only a simple laboratory test to be done. Q: Once I know what the diagnosis is, I can contact the doctor. R: However, if you like, you can phone me. S: We will then follow his instructions. The correct sequence should be

S1: In democratic countries men are equal before law, and have a voice in deciding how and by whom they shall be governed. S6 : And they live like this not for fun, but because they are too poor to afford another room. P: While some few people live in luxury, many have not even enough to drink and wear. Q: But with respect to the sharing of money-which means the sharing of food and clothing, and houses and books and so on the system is still very unfair. R: There are many families of five or six persons who live in a single room; they sleep and dress and wash and eat their meals; in this same room they are born; and in this same they die. S: Even in the finest of world's cities thousands of people live in dreadful surroundings. The correct sequence should be

A

QRSP

B

SRPQ

C

QPSR

D

PQRS

Question 4 Explanation:

The correct sequence is QPSR
S1 introduces the motif of the passage. Q picks out the unfair aspects of the system introduced in S1. P and S extend Q. R gives an example for what is said in S. S6 talk about the same people as mentioned in R.

Question 5

S1: There is still another important characteristic of living things. S6 : And abrupt changes occur too, which are called mutations. P: One generation is not a perfect copy of the preceding generation. Q: Plants and animals are not exactly like their parents. R: That attribute is the capacity to evolve. S: There is a continual realignment of inherited characteristics. The correct sequence should be

A

PSQR

B

RQPS

C

QSRP

D

RSPQ

Question 5 Explanation:

The correct sequence is RQPS.
The first statement talks about a characteristic of living things. R points out that attribute. P elucidates it further. S talks about how parents and animals are not alike.

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